Unlocking the Potential of National Technical Reports Library
Dive into the world of National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) and National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Discover how NTRL provides access to a vast collection of technical documents, addressing inconsistencies in NTIS availability. Explore the limitations and access types of NTRL, along with its search features that simplify information retrieval.
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National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database Angela R. Davis Engineering Liaison Librarian Penn State University Libraries ard21@psu.edu
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database What is National Technical Reports Library (NTRL)? http://ntrl.ntis.gov Public access database of National Technical Information Service (NTIS) documents. Created to solve inconsistencies in the availability of many NTIS documents. Currently contains 26% of NTIS collection.
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database What is National Technical Information Service (NTIS)? www.ntis.gov Central resource for U.S. government funded scientific, technical, and engineering related information. Permanent clearinghouse as detailed in 15 U.S.C. 1151- 1157. Covers US government agencies including: USGS, Bureau of Mines, NOAA, DOE, EPA etc. Contains citations to 3 million publications. 20% from geosciences or related disciplines
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database Available via Abstracting & Indexing Services www.NTIS.gov Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Chemical Abstracts EBSCO Publishing Engineering Village Ovid Technologies ProQuest STN International
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database Limitations of NTIS Database Platforms Covers materials from 1964-present Requires precision search strings Punctuation important Results sorted by date Many lack full-text No integration with library discovery services
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Access Types
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database NTRL Search Features Quick and Advanced searches Accession and report number punctuation is extraneous Example: EPA/600/J-94/280 = EPA600J94280 Automatic stemming and AND-ing of terms
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database NTRL Search Features (Cont.) Download where available Digital-on-Demand for institutional subscribers
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database How Should You Access? Premium Premium Registered Registered Public Public Subscription Free Free Quick & Advanced searches Quick search Quick search Full-text Citations Only Full-text Download limit (40) Download limit (10) Citation management software integration Institutional digital-on- demand
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database Summary Advanced search restricted to premium subscribers Full-text availability for registered & subscribed users 20% from geosciences & related disciplines Digital-on-Demand for institutional subscribers Documents direct from central source
National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) Not Just Another Database Questions? http://ntrl.ntis.gov References: http://tinyurl.com/NTRLgsa15 Angela R. Davis Engineering Liaison Librarian Penn State University Libraries ard21@psu.edu
